ESL露西的一天 第95期:清洁与放松(1)

 I am feeling pretty energetic when I finish my three cookies and decide to do a little cleaning.   吃完三块饼干后，我感到精力充沛，决定去打扫一下房间。

I take out a rag and start dusting the living room.   我拿出一块抹布，开始打扫起居室。

I dust the TV and the lamps. I wipe the coffee table, too.   我掸掉电视和灯上的灰尘，然后擦了擦咖啡桌。

The rug looked filthy¹ so I get out the vacuum and vacuum it. 地毯看起来很脏，所以我用真空吸尘器清理了一下。

I pick up around the room and put things away.   我收拾了一下屋子，把东西放好。

The bathroom needs cleaning, too, but by this time, I am starting to feel tired.  浴室也需要打扫，但这时，我觉得有点累了。

Mopping the bathroom floor and scrubbing² the tub will have to wait for another day. 拖浴室地板，擦洗浴缸的活，不得不等到明天了。

I turn on the TV to watch the newscast, but I missed the national news.  我打开电视观看新闻节目，但是国内新闻已经结束了。

I flip³ though the channels but all I see are commercials.  我换了几个频道，但全是商业广告。

My favorite reality show doesn’t come on for another hour so I turn off the TV.   我最喜欢的真人秀节目，再等一个小时也播不了，于是我关掉了电视。

I put down the remote, and pick up a magazine.   放下遥控器，我拿起一本杂志。

I thumb through it for few minutes and then the phone rings.  刚翻了几分钟，电话就响了。

It’s my best friend Marlene, so I put down the magazine and spend the half hour chatting with her.   是我最好的朋友，马琳打来的，于是我放下杂志和她聊了半个小时。

There’s nothing like a good talk with a good friend to end a busy day. 忙了一天，最开心的事莫过于能和好朋友愉快地聊聊天了。

1 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

2 scrubbing   

v.用力擦洗，刷洗( scrub的现在分词 )；取消（原有安排）；对…不予考虑，取消；涤气

参考例句：

• I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. 我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
• Give them a thorough scrubbing and soaking in hot water. 好好洗洗，用热水烫一烫。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。